The Effects of Brassinosteroids on Nitrogen Utilization in Rice
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Rice Seedling Culture
2.2. Extraction of RNA and Quantitative Real-Time PCR Analysis
2.3. Determination of Nitrate Content
2.4. Determination of Ammonium Content
2.5. Enzyme Activity Analysis
2.6. Determination of Total Free Amino Acids
2.7. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Rice Seedling Growth in Response to BRs
3.2. The Effects of BRs on Nitrate and Ammonium Accumulation in Rice
3.3. The Effects of BRs on the Expression of Rice Nitrogen Uptake-Related Genes
3.4. Influence of BRs on Nitrogen Assimilating Enzyme Activities in Rice
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Yang, W.; Wan, G.-F.; Zhou, J.-Q.; Song, G.-C.; Zhao, J.; Huang, F.-L.; Meng, S. The Effects of Brassinosteroids on Nitrogen Utilization in Rice. Agronomy 2024, 14, 604. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14030604
Yang W, Wan G-F, Zhou J-Q, Song G-C, Zhao J, Huang F-L, Meng S. The Effects of Brassinosteroids on Nitrogen Utilization in Rice. Agronomy. 2024; 14(3):604. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14030604
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Wei, Guo-Feng Wan, Jia-Qi Zhou, Gen-Cai Song, Jing Zhao, Feng-Lin Huang, and Shuan Meng. 2024. "The Effects of Brassinosteroids on Nitrogen Utilization in Rice" Agronomy 14, no. 3: 604. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14030604